Play-off Picture (1Wk Left in Regular Season)

[PigsRule]

With only 1 wk left in the Franchise NHL regular season here are the standings

* last 2 play-off spots up for grabs in the West betw :LA:  :COL-NHL:  :VAN:  :STL-NHL:
* 3 play-off spots available in the East for these 6 teams to claim :BUF-NHL:  :CAR-NHL:  :WIN:  :MON-NHL:  :PIT-NHL:  :NJD:
* Presidents Trophy is pretty much a lock for :DAL-NHL: barring a 3-way tie betw :DAL-NHL:  :PHO: :EDM: and requiring a scoring meltdown by :DAL-NHL: whereby 1 of the other 2 teams scores more than 120pts while :DAL-NHL: scores 0 (unlikely)
* only 2 teams clinched their Division :DAL-NHL: + :PHI-NHL:


WESTERN CONFERENCE

• *xy :DAL-NHL: 1st in Pacific Division, 8-0
• *x :EDM:  1st in Northwest Division, 7-1
• *x :CHI-NHL:  1st in Central Division, 6-2
• x :PHO:  2nd in Pacific Division, 7-1
• x :MIN-NHL:  2nd in Northwest, 6-2
• x :DET-NHL:  2nd in Central, 5-3
• :LA:  3rd in Pacific, Higher PF than :COL-NHL:, 4-4
• :COL-NHL:  3rd in Northwest, 4-4
• :VAN:  won H2H vs :STL-NHL:, 3-5
• :STL-NHL:  3-5
• :ANA:  2-6
• :CLS:  2-6
• :CLG:  1-7
• :NAS:  1-7
• :SJ:  1-7

 

EASTERN CONFERENCE

• *x :FLO:  1st in Southeast Division, Better Div. Record than :TBL:, 6-2
• *x :TOR-NHL:  Tied for 1st in Northeast, Higher PF than :PHI-NHL:, 6-2
• *xy :PHI-NHL:  1st in Atlantic, 6-2
• x :TBL:  Tied for 1st in Southeast, Won H2H vs :OTT:, 6-2
• x :OTT:  Tied for 1st in Northeast, Lower PF than :TOR-NHL:, 6-2
• :BUF-NHL:  3rd in Northeast, Higher PF than :CAR-NHL:, 5-3
• :CAR-NHL:  3rd in Southeast, 5-3
• :WIN:  4th in Southeast, Higher PF than :MON-NHL:, 4-4
• :MON-NHL:  Higher PF than :PIT-NHL:, 4-4
• :PIT-NHL:  Higher PF than :NJD:, 4-4
• :NJD:  4-4
• :WAS-NHL:  1-7
• :BOS-NHL:  1-7
• :NYI:  1-7
• :NYR:  1-7

 

* - Division Leader
x - Clinched Playoff spot
y - Clinched Division
z - Clinched Conference
p - Clinched Presidents Trophy

NOTE: some match-up results may change due to official NHL stat corrections resulting in changes to standings + playoff seeding.

# Standings Tie Breakers
1. Best division record for entire season
2. Head-to-head record
3. Most fantasy "Points For" entire season

[PigsRule]

a reminder to all teams to verify the standings and records for themselves on fantrax.

if there is an error, please notify the league via a post on this site or via fantrax message board or email.

[PigsRule]

another note to all teams...

there are 2 teams either in a playoff spot or competing for one with 1 wk remaining that did not believe their roster could compete this season namely :COL-NHL: + :MON-NHL:. both teams have been competitive all season (aside from :COL-NHL: benching their roster for 2 consecutive wks to start the yr).

the point is, given this is a deep 30-team league the fact your roster doesn't feature an all-star line-up doesn't mean you can't compete and won't make the play-offs... i can't emphasize that pt enough. but if ppl prefer to be in a fantasy pool that fields all-star line-ups... Franchise NHL is likely not for you.

also note, cellar dwelling teams from 2011-12 :CLS:  :CHI-NHL:  :NJD:  :OTT: were rebuilt in a few months to become competitive.

of course luck plays a big role in everyone's season ... ask Jonathan who's :WAS-NHL: probably had one of the tougher schedules and seemed to matchup against teams that had their best Points For weeks against his caps yet had one of the higher scoring teams in FNHL.

bottomline, nothing's a given in this 30-team league.

[hockeyfreak6000]

hoping our sucess will translate to long playoff run.  :win:

[PigsRule]

i'm glad you're in the western conference!

[PsychoticPondGoons]

Man am I glad my Hawks locked up a playoff spot because my army has turned into a band of bedwetting, pants pissing thumbsuckers who can't seem to put points on the big board for me! WTF! :doh:

So far this week the Pens have been slapping my Hawks around and having their way with us like the crazy drunk spring break chick! LOL